Today's rugby news as coach arrested and Welshman lands new job in Fiji after Wales rejection The latest rugby headlines from Wales and around the world Wales Online · Aug 25, 2022
How Republic of Ireland football and Irish Rugby tickets for Aviva Stadium compare in price Both the Irish rugby team and Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland football team will be in action at the Aviva Stadium in the coming months Irish Mirror · Aug 24, 2022
Plastic has made it to the bottom of Fiji’s rivers. Our environment is breaking down In Pacific countries, people have lived in harmony with the physical environment for centuries, now even the riverbed mussels are affected The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2022
Fears dognappers in western Fiji are cutting off dogs' ears and tails for wild pig hunting Animal welfare groups who say wild pig hunters are stealing and mutilating dogs in western Fiji are calling for tighter laws and greater awareness to help protect people's pets. WARNING: Distressing content. ABC News · Aug 12, 2022
Attempts to deport Kiribati High Court Justice David Lambourne back to Australia lead to airport stand-off David Lambourne, an Australian citizen, is in immigration dentation after a dramatic deportation attempt at Kiribati's international airport where Fiji Airlines pushed against the government, refusing to fly the judge against his will. ABC News · Aug 11, 2022
Fiji Reserve Bank releases 88-cent numismatic banknote with Chinese wealth and fortune imagery The release of the collectors' item, which features the Chinese god of wealth and money tree, is causing confusion in Fiji, with many questioning its timing and significance. ABC News · Aug 9, 2022
Ocean warmth, seaweed scarcity threaten Fiji's fisherwomen's livelihoods Karen Vusisa has been struggling to find a decent catch of a favourite Fijian edible seaweed, amid concerns that ocean temperatures have hit harvests and are threatening livelihoods of fisherwomen like her. Reuters · Aug 9, 2022
Winger Nadolo returns for Super NSW stint Giant Fijian flyer Nemani Nadolo will return to the NSW Waratahs to play Super Rugby Pacific in 2023 after signing a one-year deal. AAP · Aug 8, 2022
Fiji becomes first Pacific nation to recognise waste pickers as the world's invisible environmentalists fight to be seen Despite playing a vital role in combating climate change and plastics pollution, waste pickers worldwide face discrimination and harassment. Now the fight is on to end the scavenger stigma. ABC News · Aug 7, 2022
Flooded Pacific Ocean communities want polluters to pay for relocation from ancestral lands Fiji’s island villagers, who are being forced to find new homes because of rising sea levels, believe that the world’s greatest polluters are not sharing the cost of their relocation The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022
CWG 2022: TT coach turns player at 62 to carry family tradition BIRMINGHAM: In a remarkable story, Steve Reilly, an England-born Fiji table tennis coach, has turned player at the age of 62, to continue a family tradition and realise his father's dream at the Commonwealth Games. The Times of India · Aug 3, 2022
Eileen Cikamatana makes history with weightlifting gold for Australia Australian weightlifter becomes the first woman to win gold for two countries after switching allegiances from Fiji after the Gold Coast Games four years ago The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022
Fiji, moving villages inundated by rising seas, wants big emitters to pay Boats moor next to living rooms on Fiji's Serua Island, where water breaches the seawall at high tide, flooding into the village. Planks of wood stretch between some homes, forming a makeshift walkway as saltwater inundates gardens. Reuters · Aug 2, 2022
Tonight's rugby news as Wales' World Cup opponents blasted by former player in scathing attack The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and the rest of the world Wales Online · Aug 1, 2022
Wales Online · Aug 1, 2022 Today's rugby news as South Africa stun Fiji and Wales player explains why he joined brain damage lawsuit Here are the latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and the rest of the world
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022 ‘Freaking amazing’: Rugby sevens gold caps Australia’s Commonwealth Games redemption Four years ago the women’s team suffered Commonwealth Games heartbreak on the Gold Coast; in Birmingham they atoned spectacularly
ABC News · Aug 1, 2022 Australia's women's rugby sevens team takes long way to Commonwealth Games gold Sisters Maddi and Teagan Levi share a special moment as the Pearls beat Fiji to win their first Commonwealth Games gold.
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022 South Africa win men’s rugby sevens Commonwealth gold with victory over Fiji The Pacific Islanders won the Olympic title in Tokyo 12 months ago.
AAP · Jul 31, 2022 7s women romp to Games gold over Fiji Australia's world champion women's rugby sevens team have claimed gold in Coventry, dominating Fiji 22-12 to secure a maiden Commonwealth Games title.
Wales Online · Jul 31, 2022 Sunday rugby news as New Zealand boss hits back after scathing Hansen and Moffett criticism and Wales blow The stories making the rugby headlines on Sunday July 31
ABC News · Jul 30, 2022 Fijian rugby sevens team trying to nab only missing gold medal at Commonwealth Games to cap golden era Fiji's men's rugby sevens team has won just about everything possible in the sport, but not a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Will Birmingham 2022 be the first?
Wales Online · Jul 30, 2022 Wales rugby team knocked out at Commonwealth Games by Fiji despite impressive performance Wales Sevens put in a much-improved performance against Olympic champions Fiji
ABC News · Jul 29, 2022 Fiji TikTok star Shaheel Prasad has strutted his way to 28 million views and put the island nation on the global fashion map People can't get enough of the 24-year-old Fijian's parody runway videos — with 28 million views and counting — leading to some pretty profound life changes for the former call centre worker.
ABC News · Jul 29, 2022 Australian Commonweath Games weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana's journey began with hauling pig feed Eileen Cikamatana grew up with an unconventional grounding in strength sports. Now the Fijian-born weightlifter is preparing to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games.
ABC News · Jul 28, 2022 Calls for inquiry into Fiji government's ties to South Korea's Grace Road Church amid stalled abuse investigations Fiji's opposition parties call for an immediate inquiry into a South Korean religious sect accused of abuse and ritual beatings after a report alleges it received millions in Fijian government-backed loans.